Fishing methods and devices of the Māori /

Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931,

Fishing methods and devices of the Māori / by Elsdon Best. - Wellington, N.Z. : Te Papa Press, 2005. - 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Dominion Museum bulletin ; no 12. . - Bulletin (Dominion Museum (N.Z.) ; no. 12. .

Title page reprinted from 1986 reprint ; Wellington, N.Z. : Govt. Printer, 1986. Originally published: Wellington, N.Z. : Dominion Museum, 1929. (Dominion Museum bulletin ; no. 12).

Includes bibliographical references (251-252) and index.

Line fishing -- Sharks and whales -- The taking of Koura, or crayfish -- Shell-fish -- Fresh-water species -- Eels ; Methods of taking eels ; The Pa tuna, or eel-weir ; Eel-pots (Hinaki) ; Names of parts of the Pa tuna ; Names pertaining to Kinaki -- The lamprey and how it was taken -- Maori names of fresh-water fish other than eels -- The Inanga, or whitebait -- Upokororo, or grayling -- Kokopu, or Kopu (Galaxias fasciatus) -- The Panoko -- The Toitoi -- The Patiki, or flounder -- Original data. The Maori as a fisherman -- Fishing-nets, their manufacture and use -- The koara (Galaxias huttoni) -- Appendices.

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Māori (New Zealand people).
Fishing.--New Zealand.
Mahinga kai o te wai
Mātaitai
Kupenga
Hī ika
Tuna
Ika
Aho


New Zealand

DU423.F5 / B47 2005

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